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• Tech Law: Facebook to Open Code, Twitter Sued Over Patents, More

  BNET - 2009-08-10

  Facebook must turn over source code in a patent suit; TechRadium sues Twitter; the first criminal prosecution of domain name theft is about to happen; Microsoft and Yahoo start the regulatory paperwork for their deal; SCO gets a bankruptcy trustee appointed by a judge; and the Activision/Double Fine dispute over...

  Tags: Facebook, Patent, Domain Name, Twitter, Bankruptcy, Domain Names, Litigation, Personal Finance, Games, Internet, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Erik Sherman

• 6 Reasons Why Twitter is the Next Friendster

  BNET - 2009-08-07

  The Twitter outage yesterday would have caused much uproar on the service had anyone been able to complain about it. Those in the media, frequently heavy users themselves (I include myself: @ErikSherman), poured on about the long incident. But I think that this was another in a list of prompts...

  Tags: Friendster Inc., Twitter, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Erik Sherman

• Twitter's Suspension Meltdown: Seeking Stability

  BNET - 2009-07-06

  If you're on Twitter, you may have noticed that a number of people suddenly started complaining about their accounts being suspended -- a variety including some with large followings. It was no coincidence, though apparently a large accident. So when will this Internet force become reliable? by Erik Sherman

  Tags: Twitter, Policies And Procedures, Internet, Human Resources, Erik Sherman

• Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft -- All Miss the Big Picture

  BNET - 2009-06-29

  You hear a lot of comparison between companies. Google will beat Microsoft, or Microsoft will devastate Google. Twitter will become the New Google, or the New Facebook, or the New Media. Yahoo will become the New Yahoo. You get the idea. But there are two things that become obvious when...

  Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Erik Sherman

• Twitter Pan, MySpace, Facebook, and Riding the Fad

  BNET - 2009-06-17

  It's been a tough day for MySpace as the company fired nearly 30 percent of its workforce. When it's tough to tell whether the blood on the floors from the axing is flowing as fast as the printer ink as those who remain prepare resumes, the atmosphere is serious. However,...

  Tags: Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Printers, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Hardware, Peripherals, Human Resources, Erik Sherman

• Twitter's Real TV Hit

  BNET - 2009-05-30

  The news of Twitter in discussions with Hollywood for a Twitter-inspired TV show seems like the silly type of thing you'd have heard during the dot com boom. It seems to be reality show meets fad. But let's assume for a moment that the people involved are not nuts. I...

  Tags: Twitter, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Erik Sherman

• Amazon Search Has a Meltdown [UPDATED]

  BNET - 2009-05-19

  After weathering a Twitter uproar over some "adult-oriented" books not showing up in searches, Amazon is facing yet another squall, as its search results go haywire in the opposite direction: adding seemingly irrelevant products to customer searches. And Twitter users have resurrected the #amazonfail hash tag to alert people to...

  Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Twitter, Search, Erik Sherman

• Do Facebook and Twitter Ad Network Make Sense?

  BNET - 2009-04-22

  According to Silicon Alley Insider, Facebook is looking at possibly building an online ad network based on Facebook Connect, though not for at least the next six months. And there's suspicion that Twitter could do the same. But then, how much good will it do them? In...

  Tags: Revenue, Web, Facebook, Advertisement, Network, Online Advertising, Twitter, Operational Accounting, Finance, Erik Sherman

• Time for Twitter (and Others) to Face Business Reality

  BNET - 2008-10-20

  Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures got tired of hearing reporters ask when Twitter would have a real business model. He snapped, “It’s like the stupidest question in the world: How’s Twitter going to make money? It’s like 'How was Google going to make money?'" Although quickly wishing he could...

  Tags: Twitter, Web 2.0, Strategy, Internet, Management, Erik Sherman, Fred Wilson, Research & Development, Blogging, Business Operations

• Tech Roundup: Yahoo Erases Profiles, Twitter Seeks Business Model, More

  BNET - 2008-10-20

  Google lowers capital expenses, Apple and Psystar try alternative dispute resolution, Yahoo runs risk of driving off audience, and Steve Ballmer claims that Google Apps isn't competition. by Erik Sherman

  Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Twitter, Cloud Computing, Erik Sherman, Microsoft Office, Data Centers, Office Suites, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management